In 2020, around 74.5 percent of plastic waste was recycled in South Korea. On average, the recycling rate of municipal waste in South Korea stood at 59.5 percent.
Recycling rate of metal waste in South Korea from 2008 to 2020
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ME (South Korea). (July 31, 2022). Recycling rate of metal waste in South Korea from 2008 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1074988/south-korea-metal-waste-recycling-rate/
ME (South Korea). "Recycling rate of metal waste in South Korea from 2008 to 2020." Chart. July 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1074988/south-korea-metal-waste-recycling-rate/
ME (South Korea). (2022). Recycling rate of metal waste in South Korea from 2008 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1074988/south-korea-metal-waste-recycling-rate/
ME (South Korea). "Recycling Rate of Metal Waste in South Korea from 2008 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1074988/south-korea-metal-waste-recycling-rate/
ME (South Korea), Recycling rate of metal waste in South Korea from 2008 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1074988/south-korea-metal-waste-recycling-rate/ (last visited June 08, 2023)
Recycling rate of metal waste in South Korea from 2008 to 2020 [Graph], ME (South Korea), July 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1074988/south-korea-metal-waste-recycling-rate/